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 Chronomedia index
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Cultural highlights | Predictions made this year |
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| November 1 |
US public broadcasting service launches PBS UK channel on Sky and Virgin in the UK. |
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| November 10 |
UK government announces that it is to extend tax breaks for culturally British films made in the country until 2015. Films with budgets up to £20m can claim a 25 per cent tax rebate, those costing more can claim 20 per cent. |
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In the UK, 91 per cent of television viewing is live, rather than delayed or on-demand, according to measurement agency BARB. Cable operator Virgin Media, which offers a Tivo PVR box to subscribers, claims 1bn on-demand programmes were watched during the year. |
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Advertisers spend $8.25bn on product placement in US television programmes. |
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There are 63,825 digital cinema screens in the world, equivalent to 51 per cent of all screens, of which 36,000 are 3D-capable. [0084] |
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